Shoe-shining device.



E. .l. YOUNG.

SHOE SHINING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 12, 1916 Patented Dec.11,1917.

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EDWARD JAMES YOUNG, OF ST. LGUIQS,

SHOE-SHINING DEVICE,

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i To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD Yonuo, a citizen oi": the UnitedStates,res1d1ng at St.

Louis. in the county of S Louis City, State of Missouri, have invented anew and useful'Shoe-Shining Device and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse-the same.

The present invention relates to a shoe shining device, and has for itsobject to provide an article of this character which em- 1 bodies novelfeatures of construction whereby the toes and heels er shoes may beeasily and thoroughly polished, and this accomplished while in a sittingposition and without the necessity of stooping over to any objectionableextent.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a shoe shining devicewhich is'siniple and inexpensive in its construction, which is light andcompact and can be easily moved from place to place, which can bereadily taken apart and packed in a small amount of spacefand whichenable the shoes to be thoroughly shined with a minimumainount of labor.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel combinations and arrangements of the parts as will more fullyappear as the description proceeds, the novel features thereof being"pointed out in the appended claims.

. For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawin 1n which Figure 1 is aside elevation of a shoe shining device constructed in accordance withthe invention, portions being broken away and shown in section, and therespective positions of the polishing strip for operating upon the heeland toe portions of the shoe being indicated by dotted l1nes.',

Fig. 2 is a ton olan VlQW- of the device with the position of thepolishing strip when. acting upon the heel end of the shoe indicated bydotted lines. Y

Fig. 3 is a. transverse sectional View on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2,theposition of the polishing strip or cloth when actingupon the toeportion of the shoe being indicated by dotted lines.

Specification of Letters Patent.

.of the pirot bolts 6. Rollers i Patented all, it

. iv 1 p nomination filed. August 12, 1916. Serial No. nasal.

4 is a longitudinal sectional riew through the'forward end of the shoepolish-- ing device, on the line -l-l of Fig. 2. Corresponding and likeparts are referred tom the following description and. indicated in allthe views of the drawing by the some reference characters. Y

Specifically describing the present embodiment of the-invention, thenumeral 1 designates a foot. plate which has substantially the outlineof the bottom of a slice, the rear end thereof being-curved and providedwith, an upstanding flange 2 against which the .heel of the shoe 3 isplaced when position ing the shoe upon the device. The heel end of thefootplate l is provided with later all; projecting wings or extensionsa"; which are shown as arranged in the plane thereof, said wings beingprovided at their oiiter a ends with logs or enlargements, 5 havingforwardly and upwardly inclined threaded I openings for the reception ofthe lower ends are loosely mounted upon these pivot bolts 6, a'nddiskmembers 8 are interposed between the upper ends of the rollers 7 and theheads 6 of the pivot bolts A long strip 9 of cloth or other suitablepolishing material is used in connection with the device for polishingthe shoes, and when polishing the heel end of the shoe an intermediateportion of the strip 9 is wrapped around the shoe heel, end portions ofthe strip being brought around the rollers 7 and carried upwardly. Theex treinities of the polishing strip 9 .niay be grasped in the hands andthe strip reciprocated back and forth so as to cause the intermediateportion thereof to rub against the heel end of the shoe and polish thesame, the movements of the strip being properly directed by the inclinedrollers 7.

The bottom of the foot plate 1 is provided at point spaced from theopposite ends thereoi with transverse ribs 10, and also with alongitudinally extending rib 11 running along the longitudinal axis ofthe foot ate is supported by a transversely disposed tandard A, saidstandard terminating at neir "ower ends in the feet 1'2 and being ,Qprovided at their upper ends with flanged ihe s on-(Torah e ribs 10,said ezandm'ds agzm'zst' abou:

e rds are similar in construczion, and seal of the is pa'oviflecl with apair of bosses 15, the com 'a'zuo 'smiodzlrds being in oiinoment witheach otheg; said bosses being located fizowaid. ihe outezsides of thestandards pair of hoxizonmlzz-ofiei's 16 have t1 e ends thereofjournaled within the corresponding bosses of the m0 standards, saidrollers being poruiiel to each other 2111c} arwmged in a 1mm" zontolposition under the foot plate 1 at oppoeite sides thereof Whenpolishinp" the toe end of the shoe '3, the strip 9 GI the polishingcloth is camiedaromld the horizontal rollers lfiand over the topo theshoe, .-the,extrem1t1es of the pohshmg strlp bemg grasped in foe handsso that ii;- een be mug My reciproca-ted. By using a long p91 9 theoperator can manlpula-te the 0m vice whiie'in a; sitting position andavoid the necessity of any excessive swoopin The device islight and;eompaei in con *struciion when assembled, as show-m, and can be easiiymoved from placefm galace although when it is; desired to pack ihedevice, it can be readily taken apart and packed in :1, very smallamount of space; By x10 wing the Screws M file standards A are detachedfrom the foot plate the horizontal roilers 16 drop out of position. Theinclined pivot bolts 6 can aiso' be unscreweoi firm dle enlargements 5and the inclined y detached, 5: W111 vthan be seen that lei/ice 1ssuseepuole oi bemg readliy ad. down for sh ping purposes,

Having thus described invention,

oonding bosses of the m. 1 rs etena, is: ,1 o a. shoe sh' eviiceinolmiing a mdimdly extending foot plate pirm ided. at punts towardopposite eLoW hereof with 3 p2 joeiziog tr reverse ribs and raj .chng'downwardly Q hink. fit against the low/e1 5 plate and beazar lafierallyagai'ost 'zrmissverse ribs, said standards beiog; provide ai; poinobelow the footplate and on opposite sides 'ihel eof with correspondingbosses fastening members securing the-afoot plate, to "the of thestandard said standards being held. eg'oinsbrormtion by eagzagemen',Wiisih hhe transverseribs, pair of pofiohing sloth quioieqvollers hayingihe ends thereof jomnaied within the bosses of sianavrfis am wronged.under the" e i para} zeiation toeaoh'other he fooz plate.

I hing deviee' including a My extending foot plaice provided mt-I5;laiemfl-y integral- Wings Whmh temnmaise at them outer ends 111 e11 larmen'tsformod x x it forwardly and up: j

Warcily mchnea threaded opemngs, a pen?- of upwardly iorwerdlymehnecl'plvot bolts haxvmg'ihe lower end thereof screwed mngitudina} ribeX- imnsverse mos, irons moi; plate am} formed upon opposite sides ofthe heel end thereof mm the said o'oenin 's of the enlargements 1 I A L,9

polishing doth guide roilersloose upon the inclined pivot bolts forengoghug the polishing cloth when operating upon the heel of a shoe, andpolishing cloth retaining disk members the uppey ends of he rollersiestimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing w1tnessesJ EDWAHD J Vfitnesses m. it,

